Decavanadate‐Catalyzed Oxidative Cross‐Dehydrogenative Coupling: an Efficient and Sustainable Approach toward P(O)─S Bond Formation

J Jian Lei (Department of Public Foundation) Z Zhenliang Yu (Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Tissue Engineering School of Pharmacy Gannan Medical University Ganzhou 341000 P.R. China) S Shi Ru (Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 P.R. China) Z Zixiu Wang (Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Tissue Engineering School of Pharmacy Gannan Medical University Ganzhou 341000 P.R. China) S Shan Li (Institute of Solid State Chemistry, Department of Physical Chemistry, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering) N Nianhua Luo (Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Tissue Engineering School of Pharmacy Gannan Medical University Ganzhou 341000 P.R. China) J Jiuzhong Huang (Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Tissue Engineering School of Pharmacy Gannan Medical University Ganzhou 341000 P.R. China) X Xiaopeng Peng (Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Tissue Engineering School of Pharmacy Gannan Medical University Ganzhou 341000 P.R. China) F Feng Jiang (State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, JLU Region, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun 130012, P. R. China) Y Yongge Wei (Department of Chemistry, Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education)

Abstract

Abstract A convenient green protocol has been developed for the cross‐dehydrogenative coupling between thiols and P(O)−H compounds using decavanadate anion as the catalyst at room temperature under open‐flask conditions. The reaction proceeds efficiently in water or ethanol without any assistance of heat, light, electricity, or unfriendly additives and tolerates a broad spectrum of functional groups, delivering the desired products in up to 95% yield. Importantly, the decavanadate catalyst can be easily recycled in gram‐scale synthesis at least six times without a significant decline in reaction yield. Further, mechanistic investigations evidence the formation of tetravalent vanadium‐hydroxo‐species in the reaction process and reveal that the P(O)−S dehydrogenative coupling is enabled via a V V to V IV catalytic cycle.

Article Details

Volume / Issue Vol. 64, Issue 29
Published July 14, 2025
ISSN 1433-7851
Publisher Wiley

Journal Info

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Wiley

ISSN: 1433-7851 Physical Sciences

Authors (10)

J

Jian Lei

Department of Public Foundation

Z

Zhenliang Yu

Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Tissue Engineering School of Pharmacy Gannan Medical University Ganzhou 341000 P.R. China

S

Shi Ru

Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 P.R. China

Z

Zixiu Wang

Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Tissue Engineering School of Pharmacy Gannan Medical University Ganzhou 341000 P.R. China

S

Shan Li

Institute of Solid State Chemistry, Department of Physical Chemistry, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering

N

Nianhua Luo

Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Tissue Engineering School of Pharmacy Gannan Medical University Ganzhou 341000 P.R. China

J

Jiuzhong Huang

Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Tissue Engineering School of Pharmacy Gannan Medical University Ganzhou 341000 P.R. China

X

Xiaopeng Peng

Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Tissue Engineering School of Pharmacy Gannan Medical University Ganzhou 341000 P.R. China

F

Feng Jiang

State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, JLU Region, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun 130012, P. R. China

Y

Yongge Wei

Department of Chemistry, Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education